The Grand Theft Auto series has taken us to destination cities like London, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. There has not, however, been a GTA game set in Portland, Oregon. That is probably for the best.»1/08/15 6:00pm 1/08/15 6:00pm

For its cover of this week's edition (on newsstands today) the Portland Mercury commissioned this painting, an homage to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks with Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto and three characters he introduced to America 30 years ago this week.»7/14/11 10:00pm 7/14/11 10:00pm

Portland is a serious bicycling community. But not so serious that it can't have some fun with its bike lanes. Some wag painted a whole bunch of Mario Kart items along a stretch of North Williams Avenue in the city. »8/21/10 12:00pm 8/21/10 12:00pm